Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-09-28
LIVE SINOCh.
Wheeling.

with prices the same as last week. Inc
hog market was also dull, with prices
unchanged. Messrs. Hudson Il Bayha
furnish the following quotations:
Cattle-1,OOO to |, 100 lbs stock 3!a3lc
per h.. 500 to 900lbs. 3ta3!c. per H.. Tov
TO 800 lbs. 23a3C. per Id.
Hogs-Market dull; 4!a43c per lb.
Lambs-Good at 3!a5c per ID.
Calves-4a5c per lh.
sheep-2!tOic per ID.
BALTIMORE, THURSDAY, September %.
AT CALVERTON YARDS.
BEEF CATTLE-The receipts exceed the
heavy run OF last week by 300 head, and
the offerings were in excess of the demand,
which was slow throughout. The quality
was off from that of last Thursdays offer
ings. there being fewer extreme tops and
more thin and common cattle. Prices fell
off &c on the tops and tc on the lower
grades. We quote at 81 OOa4 80, most
sales being made at s. 75a4 W per 100
lbs.
Prices of beef cattle this week ranged az
follows: Best beeves at 81 25a4 80; those
generally rated as first quality So 25a4 90;
medium or good fair quality % O0a3 10
and ordinary thin steers, oXen and cows
81 00a2 80 per 100 lbs.
OF the cattle received, 1871 came from
Virginia, 1900 from West Virginia, les
from Maryland, and 100 from Ohio. Total
receipts for the week $3.50 against 1888
last week, and 1921 same time last year.
OF the offerings 800 were taken by the
Baltimore butchers, 800 by country deal
ers, and 80 sold to Eastern spectators.
Total sales for the week 1875, against
|, 905 last week, and ., 443 same time last
year.
SHEEP AND LAMBs.-The receipts are
but a few hundred less than the offerings
last week, and their quality is a little off
from what it was then. There is "A good
demand for good butchers sheep and for
good lambs, as also for stock sheep. Com
mon sheep are slow of sales. We quote
butchers sheep at 3a4fC, and lambs at 3
a5Jc per III. gross. Stock sheep 81 5Oa3 25
per head. Receipts this week of sheep
and lambs 5,40s head.
BALTIMORE, September &c.
CALVERTON.
SwINE-There is a fair run of hogs on
the market this week, but some 800 less
than last Monday. The quality of the
offerings is about as gosd as it was then.
Trade is reported az fair to good in all the
yards. We quote at 7a7tc per ID net,
with most sales at 7sa7lc. Receipts 6,2l2
head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals of live stock at Claremon Stock
Yards, via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
for week ending September $3.50 cars,
containing 1851 cattle, III calves, 4,l57
sheep and lambs, 5,S0l hogs, 70 horses.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
etc, 3,47S cattle, As calves, $50 sheep
and lambs, 1860 hogs, and II horses.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts of hogs
this week are 1920 head against 1862
head last week; rough hogs were sold at
81 50, and fair 10 good at S. 40a6 60 per
100 lbs.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA, September 2G.-The
receipts at the North Pennsylvania AMI
West Philadelphia yards we're for the
week: Beeves, 1000 head; sheep $4,000
head; hogs, 1000 head. Previous, beeves,
3, 400 head; sheep, 1900 head; hogs, 6, 100
head.
Beef Cattle-Were fairly active at a de-
cline of taic; extra at 5a5!c; good at 44a
Ale, medium at ~2la4ic; common at Pa
3!c.
Sheep-Were active, and sc higher for
good stock, while common continued low.
Lambs advanced 4a3c; extra 4ia5c; good
at 4ia4lc; medium at 3iaic; common at
2a3c; Lambs at 3!a6ic.
HOgs-Were in fair demand at q decline
of !c; extra Chicago at 7sc: good State
and western at 7ie; COMMON Shoppers at
7ta7!c.
Milk Cows were in fair request at $25a60.
Fat Cows-Were in fair request at 2a3tc.
Milk Calves-Were scarce and lc higher
at 4a74c.
CHICAGO, September % Cattle-Re-
ceipts 5000 head; shipments 1000 head;
market good at 10c higher; fancy S. 20a
5 %; shipping steers s. OOa5 90; stock
ers and feeders 81 75a2 80; COWS, bulls and
mixed 81 75a2 so; Texas cattle, 81 50a
3 90; western rangers s. 10a3 80.
Hogs-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
5000 head; market slow and weaker;
mixed 81 40a4 80; heavy 81 55a5 90;
light 81 5Oa4 IS; rough and skips So Goa
4 40.
Sheep-Receipts 5000 head; shipments
200 head; market steady; Western, 8 90
a3 80; Texans s. OOa3 90; lambs, 81 OOa
al so.
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, Pa, September 81
Cattle-Receipts 3Ss head; shipments 9ss
head; market fair at yesterdays prices.
No cattle shipped to New York to-day.
Hogs-Receipts loo head; shipments
1000 head; market slow; Philadelphias
S. 40a5 so; Workers s. lOa5 %; common